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Encyclopedia > Brasschaat

  Gemeente Brasschaat

Location of Brasschaat in Antwerp (province).
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Geography
Region VLA
Province B-ANT
Arrondissement Antwerpen
Area 38.49 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Inhabitants 37,282 (01/01/2006)
— Male 48.81%
— Female 51.19%
— Population density 968 per km²
Population pyramid (01/01/2004)
— 0–17 year 20.15%
— 18–64 year 62.00%
— 65 year and older 17.85%
Foreigners 7.71% (01/07/2005)
Unemployment rate 6.96% (01/01/2006)
Political
Mayor Dirk De Kort (CD&V)
City Council CD&V, Groen!, Spirit
Seats
CD&V
VLD
Vlaams Belang
Groen!
Spirit
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11
8
7
3
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1
Formerly-independent municipalities
Postal Code 2930
sub-municipality Brasschaat
Other info
Telephone Area Number 03
Police Area Kouter
Webaddress www.brasschaat.be

Brasschaat is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Brasschaat proper. On January 1, 2006 Brasschaat had a total population of 37,282. The total area is 38.50 km² which gives a population density of 968 inhabitants per km². Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links BrasschaatLocatie. ... Image File history File links Brasschaat. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Province is a name for a subnational entity. ... An arrondissement is an administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries: // France Municipal arrondissement Main article: Municipal arrondissement in France Paris Main article: Arrondissements of Paris The city of Paris, in France is divided into 20 arrondissements. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Statistics Belgium is the main official statistical institution in Belgian offering a large choice of figures. ... A population pyramid is two back-to-back bar graphs, one showing the number of males and one showing females in a particular population in five-year age groups (also called cohorts). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... now. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... Green! (Groen!) is the Flemish green party in Belgium. ... The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... VLD may refer to: Ventilated Linear Dynamic Flemish Liberals and Democrats Category: ... Vlaams Belang (English: Flemish Interest) is a Belgian political party. ... Green! (Groen!) is the Flemish green party in Belgium. ... The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. ... A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A Deelgemeente is a subdivision of Belgian municipalities. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... The Flemish region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium (alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region). ... Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; some prefer to call this the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians... Antwerp is the northernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The medieval spelling of Brasschaat is Breesgata or Brexgata. Brexgata is also the historical name of an international university academy (not based in this town). In the late 1800s the town was also called Brascaet. Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ...


The town hosts a couple of famous sports events, the biggest one being the yearly triathlon. A triathlon is an athletic event made up of three contests (from the Greek). ...


In November 2006, Brasschaat won the LivCom-Award 2006 for the most liveable municipality in the world. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Important years

  • 1251 - First time that "De Mick" is used in an official paper.
  • 1269 - First time that "Breesgata" is used in an official paper.
  • 1619 - There are only 29 more families after an empidemy.
  • 1823 - Brasschaat is a separate community and doesn't belong anymore to Ekeren.

Events First Shepherds Crusade Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252) Categories: 1251 ... Events Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Categories: 1269 ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ekeren is a northern suburb of Antwerp, Belgium. ...

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Municipalities in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Antwerp: | Aartselaar | Antwerp | Boechout | Boom | Borsbeek | Brasschaat | Brecht | Edegem | Essen | Hemiksem | Hove | Kalmthout | Kapellen | Kontich | Lint | Malle | Mortsel | Niel | Ranst | Rumst | Schelle | Schilde | Schoten | Stabroek | Wijnegem | Wommelgem | Wuustwezel | Zandhoven | Zoersel | Zwijndrecht |
Mechelen: | Berlaar | Bonheiden | Bornem | Duffel | Heist-op-den-Berg | Lier | Mechelen | Nijlen | Putte | Puurs | Sint-Amands | Sint-Katelijne-Waver | Willebroek
Turnhout: | Arendonk | Baarle-Hertog | Balen | Beerse | Dessel | Geel | Grobbendonk | Herentals | Herenthout | Herselt | Hoogstraten | Hulshout | Kasterlee | Laakdal | Lille | Meerhout | Merksplas | Mol | Olen | Oud-Turnhout | Ravels | Retie | Rijkevorsel | Turnhout | Vorselaar | Vosselaar | Westerlo |

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